New Rims!

SubaRyu · #1 10-26-2006, 10:50 PM

I finally got 18 inches wheels on my car. You may already know where I got the rim idea from..

I was wondering if the combination of the low profile tires and down springs might kill the ride comfort, but so far it's better than all stock.. The new tires are amazingly quiet. The wheels comes with off set, so they give it tight look. What do you guys think?

The body surface... it was just getting cold outside.

BordeauxComet · #2 10-26-2006, 11:04 PM

Looks better than a lot of aftermarket wheels, imo. What's the width on those?
I'm looking to put some RX-8 wheels on mine eventually...

Budfreak · #3 10-26-2006, 11:09 PM

Looks nice! My Mom just bought new Rage Raven wheels and new Kumho tires for hers. I'll get pics of them next week. what kind of wheels are those?

SubaRyu · #4 10-26-2006, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BordeauxComet

Looks better than a lot of aftermarket wheels, imo. What's the width on those?
I'm looking to put some RX-8 wheels on mine eventually...

Thanks,
I forgot the wheel dimension, but 225/40/18 tires are the perfect match.

I actually still wanted to make the car look stock. Nissan Murano wheel has nice feeling, looks bold and modern. I couldn't really find nice aftermarket wheels that I like.....yet.

I actually was thinking about RX-8 rims too.

RX-8 rims on SVX

Looks very nice too! Let me see it when you get those!

SubaRyu · #5 10-26-2006, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Budfreak

Looks nice! My Mom just bought new Rage Raven wheels and new Kumho tires for hers. I'll get pics of them next week. what kind of wheels are those?

Thanks! Those are Nissan Murano wheels

Dayle's SVX was the one I got the idea from.

I'm still working on the center caps since it has nissan badge!

berger · #6 10-27-2006, 03:49 AM

the local dealer wasn't interested in quoting me a set of murano tyres

lhopp77 · #7 10-27-2006, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SubaRyu

Thanks,
I forgot the wheel dimension, but 225/40/18 tires are the perfect match.

I actually still wanted to make the car look stock. Nissan Murano wheel has nice feeling, looks bold and modern. I couldn't really find nice aftermarket wheels that I like.....yet.

I actually was thinking about RX-8 rims too.

RX-8 rims on SVX

Looks very nice too! Let me see it when you get those!

My son has bought a set of these for his Black 97, but they have not been put on yet. I just wonder where the Japanese fellow got the little center caps that say "Subaru". There might be a market for 5 or 10 sets of those here in the US.

Lee

Nick_C · #8 10-27-2006, 02:07 PM

Looks GREAT!!

SubaRyu · #9 10-27-2006, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lhopp77

My son has bought a set of these for his Black 97, but they have not been put on yet. I just wonder where the Japanese fellow got the little center caps that say "Subaru". There might be a market for 5 or 10 sets of those here in the US.

Lee

On that website he doesn't mention where he got it.. All he says is it's made of aluminium... The one with Mazda is plastic?

SubaRyu · #10 10-27-2006, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by berger

the local dealer wasn't interested in quoting me a set of murano tyres

Dayle sells the rim set.
http://svx-motorsport-accessories.stores.yahoo.net/

Also you can check ebay as well. There are a lot of people sells stock wheels too...

Ricochet · #11 10-28-2006, 02:57 AM

They look too big and the bright silver clashes too hard against the maroon. They look heavy too.. Maybe if the car was silver with some 16" ones it would look better, but I've seen worse.

Nemesis Destiny · #12 10-28-2006, 07:23 AM

For those who want to know, I had a set of those wheels off a Murano yesterday while rotating the tires, and stamped into the back of them it says the dimensions, including width: 18x7.5"

As for weight, I can't be exact, though even with gigantic Murano tires mounted they aren't as heavy as they appear to be. If I had to guess, I'd say that the wheel itself isn't much heavier than our stock rims (which are pretty hefty). Maybe Dayle can weigh one up for us (pref. without tire)?

SubaRyu · #13 10-28-2006, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricochet

They look too big and the bright silver clashes too hard against the maroon. They look heavy too.. Maybe if the car was silver with some 16" ones it would look better, but I've seen worse.

It looks heavy but not actually. I was surprised that it was really light. My first feeling when I picked up my car was "oh man maybe it was too big.." But I got used to it in couple of days and now I can't go back to 16" although I had plan to switch back sometime. rear 3/4 view is a killer to me now.